While you can block someone completely on Facebook, itās a pretty dramatic measure. Essentially, your Facebook account will cease to exist for them. If youāre just trying to get a bit of a break, you can unfriend them or block them from sending you Facebook Messages so they canāt contact you privately. Hereās how.
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On the Website
Open up a chat with the person you want to block.
Click on the Gear icon in the top right and select Block Messagesā¦
Click Block Messages again and they wonāt be able to contact you.
To unblock them, just click the Gear icon and then Unblock.
On the Facebook Messenger App
Open the chat with the person you want to block and tap on their name at the top of the screen.
Tap Block and then change the Block Messages toggle to on.
To unblock them, just flip the Block Messages toggle back to off.
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